Chambley Surname
Approximately 553 people bear this surname
Chambley Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'le Champagnois,' an immigrant from the province of Champagne. Chamney, &c, are variants of Champney, which see. From Yorkshire it passed into Furness, where for centuries Chamney or Chamley has been a familiar surname.
Read More About This SurnameChambley Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 533 | 1:680,036 | 54,089 |
| England | 14 | 1:3,979,861 | 125,553 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 5 | 1:885,973 | 23,404 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 11 | 1:2,215,943 | 64,354 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 26 | 1:1,931,488 | 97,398 |
Chambley Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'le Champagnois,' an immigrant from the province of Champagne. Chamney, &c, are variants of Champney, which see. From Yorkshire it passed into Furness, where for centuries Chamney or Chamley has been a familiar surname. Besides the original Champney, the first three following are specimens of entries in my old church-books at Ulverston:
1546. Baptised — Isabell Chamney: Reg. Ulverston Ch.
1547. Buried — John Chamney: ibid.
1696. — Joyce Chamley: ibid.
James Champney, of the parish of Ulverston, 1631: Wills at Richmond.
James Chamney, of Ulverston, 1596: ibid.
Henry Chamley, of Dalton-in-Furness, 1672: ibid.
1565. Francis Wolman and Margaret Chamley: Marriage Lic. (London).
1593-4. Christopher Taylor and Ann Chambly: ibid.
In the form of Chambney this surname went out to Virginia in 1635 (v. Hotten's Lists of Emigrants). It is found in Boston as Chamley, and at Philadelphia as Chambley. The change from 'n' to 'l' or vice versa is common; compare balusters and banisters, the latter being modern.
Chambley Demographics
Chambley Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Chambley Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chambley Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chambley is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chambley? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 570,540th most common family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 13,178,202 people. The surname Chambley is predominantly found in The Americas, where 92 percent of Chambley reside; 92 percent reside in North America and 92 percent reside in Anglo-North America.
The surname Chambley is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 533 people, or 1 in 680,036. In The United States Chambley is primarily found in: Georgia, where 48 percent reside, Tennessee, where 6 percent reside and Mississippi, where 6 percent reside. Excluding The United States Chambley exists in 4 countries. It is also common in England, where 3 percent reside and Wales, where 1 percent reside.
Chambley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Chambley has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Chambley last name rose 2,050 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 127 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Chambley Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Chambley surname are 36.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 83.33% registered with the political party.
Chambley earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 19.65% less than the national average, earning $34,672 USD per year.
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Chambley Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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